Valentine’s Day Projects

Ahh… love is in the air. Or least those cardboard box hearts filled with one or two good pieces of candy are on the shelves, which can only mean one thing. Valentine’s Day is coming!

When I was younger, my friends and I would have “projects”. If we did not have a boyfriend by Valentine’s day, we would at least have a date lined up to get something for Valentine’s day. I know that no one else does that.

It is the one night of the year where people go all out to be romantic and create a special evening. To do it right, you have to start the planning process way before Valentines. You start getting ideas in January, usually around about the 3rd week into the new year. Far enough away from Christmas and the money you spent during that holiday, but close enough to plan something really nice for the Day of Love.

The retail stores are great in the fact that they barely have the Christmas trees down before the store is full of hearts and candy. You take your time to look for that one card that really speaks to your relationship. Your dinner menu must be on point to create the mood you are looking for. Roses and candlelight are the order of the day. Depending on what part of the country you are in, a roaring fireplace provides two kinds of purposes, warmth of course and ambience for sure.

Now I am old school, but any decent romantic evening must have some music by Teddy Pendergrass, Barry White, Jeffery Osborne and the King… Luther Vandross! You are not serious if you don’t have one of them playing in the background.

All of those elements make for a wonderful and memorable Valentine’s day celebration. My only question for you would be this… are you the one doing all the planning or does he?